Merleau-Ponty after 50 Years, Dublin, 22-24 June 2011

March 7, 2011

Inaugural Conference of The Irish Phenomenological Circle

Nature, Freedom and History – Merleau-Ponty after 50 Years

Time: June 22-24, 2011

Venue: Newman House, Dublin, Ireland

Organizers: The Irish Phenomenological Circle

On the 4^th of May 2011 year it will be 50 years since Merleau-Ponty’s untimely death at the age of 53. With this conference we wish to gather an international team of prominent scholars to pay tribute to Merleau-Ponty’s achievements by providing new perspectives on his groundbreaking work and by confronting questions that his philosophy raises for us today. The conference will be focused on, though not exclusively, the later works of Merleau-Ponty.

Speakers:

Thomas Baldwin (Universtiy of York)

Étienne Bimbenet (Université Jean Moulin, Lyon 3)

Mauro Carbone (Université Jean Moulin, Lyon 3)

Taylor Carmen (Columbia University)

Sara Heinämaa (University of Helsinki)

Burt Hopkins (Seattle University)

Kwok-ying Lau (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)

Leonard Lawlor (The Pennsylvania State University)

Timothy Mooney (University College Dublin)

Dermot Moran (University College Dublin)

Ted Toadvine (University of Oregon)

Registration: To register please send an email to: merleaupontyconference@gmail.com

Participation fee: € 40 (regular fee); € 20 (students and unwaged). The fee is to be paid upon arrival. We advise you to register early.

Conference Dinner (Thursday 23^rd of June): € 30, to be paid upon arrival.

PLEASE indicate whether you want to participate in the conference dinner and make us aware of any dietary requirement.

Enquiries: Please send any questions about the conference to merleaupontyconference@gmail.com or directly to rasmus.jensen@ucd.ie.

Acknowledgements

The organizers gratefully acknowledge the support of The Mind Association, The Embassy of France in Ireland, The International Journal for Philosophical Studies, The Department of Philosophy (Trinity College Dublin), The School of Philosophy (University College Dublin) and The School of Sociology and Philosophy (University College Cork).